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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Which edition is the accurate one ?
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Thank you for bringing the ^ above ^ to my attention. I did Not realize the Douay-Rheims is different from the Confraternity-Douay Verson or Edition Does Wisdom 4:6 Rheims read any different at verse 6, " For children born of lawless unions give evidence of the wickedness of their parents...
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Where is the corresponding cross-reference verse to above Sirach 25:23 __________________ In the Confraternity-Douay Version: ( Imprimature Francis Cardinal Spellman Novermber 1, 1961 copyright 1962 ) Sirach 25:15 says, "With a dragon or a lion I would rather dwell than live with an...
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    The Return of Christ

    Just thought the ^ above ^ bears repeating . Jesus and his followers were politically neutral in world affairs
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    To me, since Adam was Not deceived - 1st Timothy 2:14 - the blame rests with Adam However, according to Sirach 25:23, 18 in woman (aka Eve) was sins beginning (sins beginning was with Satan ) and it is Not because of Eve ( a women) that we die. We die because we inherited adamic sin's wrong...
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    The Return of Christ

    Please keep in mind the dead of Matthew 27:52 is about 'exposed corpses' Not resurrected people Jesus was Not resurrected the day he died but was in the grave - Acts 2:27 So, it was living people who were in the graveyard who came out after Jesus was resurrected - Matthew 27:53-54 Before...
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Which version are you using I find Sirach 25:23,18 to be out of harmony with the 66 harmonious Bible books such as 1st Timothy 2:14 and Romans 5:14-15
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    First of all, please notice Psalm 73 because like today there are many prosperous people but that does Not make the Bible as wrong Second, Jesus did Not teach 'afterlife' ( being more alive after death than before death ) Rather Jesus taught future 'resurrection' - John 6:40,44 - being...
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    The apocryphal books simply exclude themselves because of being out of harmony with the 66 harmonious Bible books
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Yes, the holy spirit goes out from the Father [the holy spirit] as Psalm 104:30 says Just as God's un-named spirit was ' poured out ' at Pentecost - Acts 2:17-18; Proverbs 1:23 A Numbers 11:17,25 is Not my opinion but Holy Scripture that God's spirit is a neuter "it" Greek grammar rules...
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    Abortion

    Right, 'judge not' because God's judgement is already recorded in the Bible We don't make personal-judgement motives of others - Luke 6:37 We don't judge if a person has made a SELFISH choice, that is between the person and God Is the person's choice in harmony with Scripture as Jesus...
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Thank you for your reply I notice you called God's spirit (Psalm 104:30) as ' The ' Holy Spirit We speak of God's spirit as a 'The' but we do Not speak of The God or The Jesus At Numbers 11:17,25 God's spirit is a genderless "it" Greek grammar rules allow for a neuter to be in a gender Even in...
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    Abortion

    Where does Jesus teach it is right to be SELFISH ____________________ God's judgement (thou shall Not murder) is in the Bible, and Jesus believed Scripture is God's Word at John 17:17 Thus, it would be a High Crime in God's eyes to abort for SELFISH reasons - Exodus 21:23 SELFISH such as...
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    Judgment Day Quran vs Bible

    In order to 'go back' one would have to have first been somewhere At Adam's death Adam did Not go back to Heaven because Adam was never in Heaven Rather, Adam ' returned ' back to where he came from the dust of the ground - Gen. 2:17; 3:19 A person can Not go back returning to a place they...
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    Judgment Day Quran vs Bible

    Which Judgement Day ? First, we find a coming day (time period) of judgement at Jesus' coming Glory Time of separation - Matthew 25:31-34,37,40 Second, there is a 1000-year Judgement Day for the resurrected ones who can inherit the Earth - Matt. 5:5 from Psalms 37:9-11; 22:26
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    Abortion

    To me the Bible's position is that abortion is a High Crime in God's eyes " IF " abortion is for selfish reasons Abortion would be wrong to abort just because of an un-wanted child
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    Why Didn't the Universe Always Exist?

    Since God is from everlasting..... (Psalm 90:2- No beginning) then God existed in time past the BB beginning So, before the BB God (aka Creator) existed God sent forth His dynamic power to create the invisible and then the visible realm of existence - Psalm 104:30
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Yes, writings about God, but No Triune-Trinity god, Trinity is a man-made concept outside of Scripture just taught as Scripture Please notice that Earth can't contain God - 1st Kings 8:27,49 God had No beginning according to Psalm 90:2 Whereas pre-human Jesus was "IN" the beginning but Never...
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    What is the Authority of the New Testament?

    Jesus was sure Scripture is the Word of God - John 17:17 - and taught that, and explained that, and lived that Mankind's l-o-n-g history has proven that man has dominated man to man's injury, man's hurt - Ecclesiastes 8:9 Thus, people who think man can bring Peace on Earth they are in for a BIG...
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    The Return of Christ

    But Not 100% credulity ( blind faith ) based The teachings of Jesus are 100% based on his logical reasoning on the old Hebrew Scriptures We can travel to and fro throughout the Scriptures by subject or topic arrangement to see a clear picture of Jesus' techings
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